Seeking suggestions for 6922 tubes

Hi DeKay,

The pre is a Canary Audio 630, and the DAC is an Audio Note Kits 2.1 Signature.

I like the Telefunken's, although they are getting harder to find, and pretty spendy for matched pairs.  I think the Siemens comes pretty close, based largely on the type of music you listen to.  Brent Jesse is an excellent tube guy.  Tube Depot just had the Siemens on sale for $149.  I have not dealt with them before, but that's a decent price for a high quality NOS 6922 these days.

I am glad I bought 2 extra Telefunken's 2 extra Siemens when I had the chance a couple of years ago.  They just keep getting more expensive.

@roxy54 How is the preamp sounding to you, and what more do you want out of it? If you're looking for a Telefunken-like sound with an added clean sparkle on top, the Amperex JAN 7308 with white lettering is pretty close. 

I have a AN UK DAC2.1x Sig. I’ve used 6922 Tele gold pins, 6922 Amperex Holland PQ, and 7308 Amperex/Philips SQ.

I doubt you’ll find any true NOS Telefunken. I agree with those who suggested Siemens for sonics similar to Tele’s although they don’t have that slam. You can go the used route and only buy from vendors who publish test results. I’ve had good luck with some Ebay vendors. The days of finding premium NOS tubes for a decent price are over.

Last month I bought a pair of 6922 Amperex D-getters from Brent for $325. That’s about $100 more than a year ago. And I wasn't able to find a pair of 7308's.

OK, the AN uses them in a gain stage (interesting DAC/power supply that I recall researching @ some point).

So, assuming that they still test well I would definitely try them out in the preamp as they are fairly durable tubes.

This said, they (and other less on the warm side 6922 types) seem to be universally preferred in the AN DAC.

Canary Audio is a big mystery to me (and they are close by as I live in West Hollywood, CA).

Tried to research/Google their products in the past and always came up with close to zip as far as user comments go.

*****What 6922's are in the Canary now and what what sonic changes would you like to make?*****

Regardless, in the meantime I would pick up a pair of the inexpensive tubes I linked just to have a spare pair on hand that may actually sound quite good.

Old production Mullard 6922 types are a crapshoot unless you know exactly what version you want as they can differ quite a bit in sound.

On the other hand old production Amperex/Philips Euro are quite consistent, overall, as far as the sound of their 6922 production goes.

The detail/bass increases a bit when going up the ladder ECC88/E88CC/E188CC, but they all sound (again) similar.

Suggest you go to the Brent Jessee (sp?) site and look @ his inventory.

Last I looked he had good (to me) Amperex Holland and USA 6922 types in the $120-$220 range for a matched pair.

He also has cream of the crop versions, but in my experience the difference in sonics has been not been that noticeable (big of a deal) in the gear I've used.

DeKay